Six months after Hezbollah opened the southern front on October 8 in support of Hamas in the Gaza war, UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Tenenti expressed his fear that clashes between the pro-Iranian group and Israel “could intensify, leading to war.”
“The situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border is worrying,” he said, in an interview with the al-Hadath news channel.
“The various parties must commit to respecting the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1701,” pursued Tenenti.
“There is no military solution between Lebanon and Israel” and “the spread of hostilities could be devastating,” he lamented.
Noting that UNIFIL is in contact with the Israeli Army and the Lebanese authorities, Tenenti explained that the UN force “has sent messages in this regard to the Lebanese Army, which has passed them on to Hezbollah, as UNIFIL has no direct contact with the party.”
“The Lebanese and Israeli parties have violated Resolution 1701 and the provisions of the Blue Line,” he argued, insisting on the need to “strengthen the capabilities of the Lebanese Army.”
Tenenti added that UNIFIL was still investigating the causes of the explosion near one of its positions in Rmeish on March 30.
Intermittent Exchanges of Fire
On the ground, exchanges of artillery fire between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon persisted intermittently throughout Tuesday afternoon. The Israeli Army shelled the Marjayoun plain and the outskirts of Debel and Tayr Harfa, and raided the region stretching from Deir Mimas to Kfar Kila.
According to al-Manar, the Israeli Army also fired rockets at the area between al-Aziyeh and Kfar Kila, targeting the debris of the Hermes drone shot down by Hezbollah on Saturday evening.
For its part, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted the Zebdin barracks in the Shebaa Farms, the Doviv barracks, a gathering of Israeli soldiers in the Jal al-Alam area, and another near the al-Baghdadi position. The pro-Iranian group also announced that it had targeted a drone jamming device in the Al-Assi position. It also claimed responsibility for attacks on the Rweissat al-Alam position in the Kfarshouba hills and a Radar position in the Shebaa Farms.
